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Whitley County Fiscal Court · Kentucky

Cemetery Board

Preserving and maintaining neglected cemeteries across Whitley County.

In compliance with KRS Chapter 67, the Whitley County Cemetery Board was established by Ordinance No. 2008-08 on December 16, 2008 by the Whitley County Fiscal Court.

With concern about the condition of the many cemeteries within the county’s borders that have fallen into neglect and disrepair, the Cemetery Board was established to preserve and maintain these gravesites and cemeteries. The Board has the authority to act to restore and maintain non-profit cemeteries that do not receive perpetual care funds pursuant to KRS 367.952.

The Board consists of five volunteer members appointed by the Whitley County Judge/Executive and approved by the Whitley County Fiscal Court.

Board members

Roy Siler

Chairman

Donna Rains

Secretary

Brenda Meadors

Member

Leonard Faulkner

Member

Jay Moses

Member

Cemetery restoration

Cemeteries that have been cleaned and restored by the Board together with community volunteers.

Thomas Adkins Cemetery after cleaning
Thomas Adkins Cemetery — cleaned March 2010
Bishop Robert Barton and volunteer crew
Bishop Robert Barton and crew, with volunteers from the Church of Latter Day Saints
Berry-Laughlin Cemetery headstone
Berry–Laughlin Cemetery — Lt. Thomas Laughlin, Revolutionary War soldier
Grave of Eleanor Laughlin Berry
Eleanor Laughlin Berry, a Real Daughter of the Revolutionary War
Grave of Sarah Sharp Berry
Sarah Sharp Berry, a Revolutionary Patriot
Berry-Laughlin Cemetery
Berry–Laughlin Cemetery — cleaned May 2010

Cemetery Board Ordinance 2008-08 (PDF)